Tennessee Church Votes to Disaffiliate from UMC over Homosexuality Debate

By Milton Quintanilla - Posted at Christian Headlines:

Published November 3, 2022

A Tennessee congregation voted to leave the United Methodist Church on Sunday due to the denomination's longstanding schism on homosexuality.

On Sunday, Christ Church Memphis voted to disaffiliate from the UMC after a final tally of 941 voted in favor of leaving, while 101 opposed and one abstained.

Miles Stevens, director of communications for Christ Church Memphis, told The Christian Post that the vote was prompted by "decades of failed efforts to reconcile firmly held foundational but oppositional beliefs among member churches within the UMC."

"We believe that disaffiliation from the United Methodist Church is the best path forward for Christ Church as we seek to proliferate the Gospel and make disciples," Stevens said.

He also noted that the church's next steps are "yet to be determined" and that the congregation still has to receive the final approval of the vote at its regional annual conference gathering in May 2023.

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